Window regulator



July 1, 1930.

H. A. MYERS WINDOW REGULATOR Filed May 3, 1926 attozmq Patented duly 1930 ITA'TEST f meant I-I'UBEBT A. MYERS, or ronnno, orrro, Assreuon: .TO H iviYEns REGULATOR oo1vr I 1 EANY, carom-130.0310, A oonronar ou or OHIO I WINDOW REGULATOR a ne uon filed May a," 1926i "Serial No. 105,220.

My invention'has' i or its object to provide a window regulator having operating gear and a mounting plate therefor that are so" constructed and arranged thatrelative displacement of the gear and the consequent strippin -of the gear by the severest strains that the window regulator. could possibly be subjected to innits use, is prevented. The

1 invention is particularly applicable 'to' the pinion and sectortype wherein an arm secured to the-sector engages'the lower edge of the window at the outer end of thearm and whichis thus subjected to a severe, more or less twisting strain upon movement of the window particularly it the wmdow sticks or is engaged in its guiding channels. I

The invention maybe contamed 1n regula- .tors' of diilerent tormsand to illustrate a ing drawingand isdescribed hereinafter.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a. perspective: view of a part of an automob1le,'and shows the. window regulatormounted in position for raising and loweringthe window of the of the window regulator. vFig. 4 is a broken. I view of the mounting plate shown in Fig. 3; 'Fig. 5 is a View of a section of the mounting plate, the regulator mechanism being shown doorof the automobile. Fig. 2 is a perspect1ve new of the plate Oll'WlllCh the' window regulator is mounted. Fig. 3 is an edge vlew removed. I

I -'Inthe particular form of construction shown in the drawings, the regulator. is. pro

videdwith an arm 1 that engages and supports the lower edge of the window 2 of the automobile in the manner well known inthe. art. fThe arm '1 raised and lowered by means of a sector gear 3 which is operated upon by a plnion 4, the p1n1on 4 belng rotated by means of a suitable crank 5. The.

movable parts of the window regulator are supported; on a mounting plate 6.

The mounting plate 6 is an oblong piece of sheet metal which ,hasthe'ridge or channel 7 located in the 'centralportion thereof and which extends at least the major distance be tween the pivot points of the pinion 4 and the-sector 3. Owing to the location of the. channel or ridge 7 the possibility of the bend-.-

will be entirely obviated with the result that struction shown; the channel 7 is enlarged or the'plat'e is recesse'd soas toreceive the pinion at one end and to form a bearing for the sector at the other end; In this form of construction the sector} gear 3 is made in the sector gear. are securedto the arm 1." The arm 1 is-pivotally connected on the to off the ridge or channel, or, in the form of coinstruc- 'tion shownyto the top or the enlarged portion-j of the channel located at the end. Thusthe arm is located on the side of the plateroppositeto that on which thepinion 4 is located.

'lh'eenlarged cylindrical recess oripart of .the channel form alarge-lateral bearing area;

mg of-theplate by; reason of the severest :strainsthat the regulator may be subjected to the meshing relation betweenthe pinion and '60 I form-of a semi annulus' and the ends of the for the arm. The sector 3 extends through openings v11 which have dimensions substan- 1 tially the lsameasthe cross sectional area of the sector '3 and which arelocated in opposite f sidesgof the channel and substantially .on 'op' -j posite sides of the point at which the pinion j engages'the sector. Thus by my invention is provided a means: whereby any twisting actionthat' may beebrought to bear upon the .roller or pin commonly used at the end oithe I arm .11 toconnect it with the window 2,..willv be resisted by the large contact area formed and any lateral angular movement-of-the' outer edge of the sector,relati'v'etothe pinion -will, be prevented byreas on of the'channel and its locationbetweenthe pivot points of I I the sector and thepinion and shifting of the sector .gear at its point of engagementwith.

a 1 f {pinion pivotally mounted in cne-'2 of,

V pinion while the pinion is located in the cylindrical recess formed in the upper term nal of the channel.

I claim 1. In a window regulator, a sheet m'etal mounting plate, asector and pinionpivoted on the mounting plate, the mounting plate having a channel formed therein and extending from the pivot of the. pmlonsubstantially to the pivot of the sector,'thepinion located in one end of the channel and the plate havopenings formed 'inthe opposite sides of the channel for receiving the sector on oppot-site sides ofthe the pinion. M

2. In a window regulaton; a -sh eet;; metal mounting plate,- the mounting plate: having aycentralb located ch annelg and; cylindrical recesses located in the ends of thezc'hannel, a

' he recesses, an arm for engaging the windowfor raising and lowering the window; a; sector, the ends of the rsector connected to the arm,

7 the channel having openings located inits $0 sides for receiving thesector, the arm located on the side of 1the;plate; opposite; togthat :on which the pinion is located,- a; pin for pivot- I through the other oftherecesses;

3. In a window regulator a sheet-material mounting pla te and; sector; andaa pinion,-the

pinion and the sector?pivoted: onwthe mount ing plate, an a-rmforwraisingand lowering the, window, the armconnected totthe sector, recesses formed; in' thewplatenat "the; pivot points of the pinion ;and the sector, the

mounting plate havinga ridge eXtending'between the recesses, the pinion located-in one of; the recesses and thesector having a ,lat-

. 5'eral1bearing on the: outside of the other of :therecesses.

. it. awindow mount1ngiplate,sa1d mountlngwplate having ;a centrally located ridgeandcylindrical re- I 'cesses, a pinion pivotally mountediin oneofj the recesses,'the ridge extending from the recess containing the pinion "towardthe; other of-th'e recesses, an arm ifor engaging the --dow:- r,a1s1ng and lowering thewindo w, a

sector the ends of the se'ctor connect'ed to the y arnnthe ridge havingopenings 1n lts sidesf 'for receiving the sector, the: arm locatedon V p the side of the plateopposite tothat ioniwhich the pinion is located, apin-for pivotally point where it is engaged by "arm, the curved :strip'v extending ally supporting the arm and gextending r raising and lowering the window, a sector strip, the ends of the sector strip connected to the arm, the recess having openings located in its sides for receiving the sector, the arm located on the side of the plate opposite to that, on which the pinionislocated and means for'pivotally supportinglthe arm on the mounting plate.

6. In a window regulator, a supporting plate having a boss,- a chamber'forinechwithin-theboss, a pinion located in'the chamber,

a sectorrack engaged by the pinion, the boss having a slot for receiving the sector rack.

,7} In; a window, regulator, a sheet metal supporting plate having recess formed in the sheet 1 metal sup porting; plate,- a pinion locate in the recess, an" arcuaterzstripz having a rack formed thereon gandflengaged: by the-p nion, the sheet metal suppontingiaplate thavinga pair of slots lecated instheesidel I walls ofthe recess forzreceivlng:thestmp.

-8. Inna window regulator,,, asupporting --plate having aportion displaced Wlth'il'fiffifenceto the body portion cfthe p1ate;a pinien 7 pivot-ally supported in the displaced portion w a ri vedzstrip having teethv on oneedge thereact and meshing with; :the pinion a point 7 between-the 1 displaced; portioni-and ithejz body {Qf the-plate and 'a iJ-shaped ll he supporting; plate havlng dge (intendingysubstar from pivotor" the pinion to me- J gh' the ridge.

pinionp 1 a in testimony:whereof LI have a n'nennir A. stress.

regulator: a sheet material 30' supporting the arnrand extending 'through one of the recesses.

a recess,;a pinion pivotally mounted in the uairecess, an arm for engaging the window for I the In; a-window, regulater. a eheetjnimetal V enounting:plate; having; a raised portionna :rack rotatably supportedyon T0116 side otthe 'aplate and a pinion 'rotatablysupported;;:on :the other side of theplate-,ithe rack extending through the plate meshing r -withz :the 

